Looking back I notice that a number of our recent prayer requests have been for
those suffering serious illness. You will be keen to know that Niko Treska was just
beginning to regain some strength when we visited him in early August. Thanks again
to all who have sent financial support – he and the family are truly amazed at the way
in which God has provided for them and lifted them out of serious worries at this
time. David Young has now had follow-on surgery and will receive important test
results on September 15th. Sadly we have to report that Eri, the young believer in Fier
who is suffering from cancer, is deteriorating again having had a very brief respite.
Please pray that she will know peace and assurance in her physical frailty.
We’ve been reminded recently of the importance of having and using good Christian
literature. Believers who live in isolated circumstances and those who don’t enjoy the
freedom to share regular fellowship with others because of family attitudes can be
supported through books and magazines. Wives and children who become Christians
will often find that their husbands and parents impair (deliberately or in ignorance)
opportunities to be built up in a local church. Pastors and leaders too feel a real need
to be fed themselves so that they can feed others.
Pray for Geoff Townsend as he seeks to distribute the 80 or so titles we now
have available. Pray that he will be able to encourage people to read who
have not been used to study or even casual reading.
Pray for Femi Cakolli and Tenda Publishing as they seek to do the same work
in Kosova.
Pray for Shaun Thompson as he prepares the evangelistic newspaper ‘Jehona’
and for Shirley Townsend as she contributes to ‘Illiria’; a Christian
magazine for women.
Pray for wisdom in choosing the right material for translation – especially as
we seek to meet the preparation needs of preachers and teachers.
Finally, join us in thanking God for safe and successful camps in August. We realised
how much we depend on the Lord’s help and keeping when we heard that a children’s
outreach in the north of Albania had been attacked by gunmen after a rumour was
spread that they were a cult who were encouraging children to kill themselves. No-
one was hurt (only frightened) but pray that no further harm will be done to the
reputation of those who seek to share the gospel in what remains a volatile country.
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